| ISBN |
9780859059848 |
| Author |
Davis, Tony (author) |
| Title |
White sails & charcoal : stories of coincidence, Bella Kelly and Carrolup : a portrait of the social history of Southern Western Australia, through the evolution of Noongar art and the influences of European settlement / Tony Davis. |
| Other title |
White sails and charcoal |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Carlisle, Western Australia : Hesperian Press, 2023. |
| ©2023 |
| Description |
vi, 422 pages : colour illustrations, portraits, genealogical table ; 30 cm. |
| Note |
"Representation of deceased persons. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this publication contains the names and images of people who have since passed away."--Title page. |
| "In addition to the notification headed "Representation of deceased persons" found on the first page, Aboriginal readers should be aware that this book contains the names, stories and photographs of Noongar people who are specifically from the South Coast, Great Southern and South West areas of Western Australia, many of whom have passed away."--Page 2. |
| "The discovery of stone artefacts on a farm in the Great Southern of Western Australia sparked a small boy's interest in the Aboriginal past. Eleven years later, that boy, now a young man, saw an Aboriginal lady selling vibrant landscape paintings in the small town of Cranbrook, Western Australia. A year later he purchased his first Noongar painting from her. The artist was Bella Kelly. The buyer was Tony Davis. Some 18 years later, after having collected more of Bella's paintings from other sources, by sheer coincidence, Tony and Bella met again. A strong family relationship developed. White sails and charcoal begins with the peaceful, yet tragic, meeting of the Noongar people and first European explorers and settlers, on the south coast of Western Australia. Influences of early farming dynasties, the conundrum of the Carrolup Settlement, wartime secrets, coincidences between Noongar storytelling and historic happenings and a myriad of other unexpected events emerge from the purchase of one little painting." -- back cover. |
| Contents |
Preamble -- Possible Bella Kelly family tree -- King George Sound family ties -- 1. Walkabout and coincidence -- 2. Cranbrook, cricket and a Bella Kelly painting -- 3. Geoffrey Narkle and Capstan. Our journey begins -- 4. Nuyts put the South Coast on the maps -- 5. The whalers and sealers -- 6. The Kybra - not a ship, but a giant bird -- 7. District names, trade routes, lizards and graves -- 8. The importance of water -- 9. The illustrators -- 10. Bushfires, Brig Amity & H.M.S. Fly - history and storytelling collide -- 11. Daisy Bates - saint or devil? -- 12. Ann Spencer's little pictures -- 13. Who was old Mr Townsend? -- 14. To Kojonup - Messrs Hillman, Harris and G.E. Egerton-Warburton -- 15. New names and numbers -- 16. The colonial Government's creation of Aboriginal Royalty -- 17. King Billy Baligan and the warrior Bayla -- 18. The battle of Balingup and other hidden killings and massacres -- 19. Mr Henry Bayla, Bovells and the Blackwood Inn -- 20. Padbury, "Brooklands" and Brockman -- 21. Uredale, Coolbun and Waylup -- 22. The threat of extinction in a charging world -- 23. Moving inland to Yooarlup and Lake Moorilurrup -- 24. Horses, coaches and camel drivers -- 25. The Hassell empire and Billy's horses -- 26. "Kindenup" to "Winnegup" and back to "Ongrup" -- 27. Bella, Kitty and "Ongrup" -- 28. Carrolup, Carlocatup, Quongaring and Marribank -- 29. The European's discovery of the Carrolup district -- 30. Anne Lock and the first Carrolup settlement -- 31. Sister and brother White, doctors and midwives -- 32. Mr A.O. Neville. Chief protector of Aborigines 1915 to 1940 -- 33. Tyler Bros of "Carrolup Waters" -- 34. Bella Kelly and her times at Carrolup -- 35. The Carrolup conundrum - re-opened for war or welfare? -- 36. Mr Bob Coverley M.L.A., Mr Bray and Mr Laurie O'Neill -- 37. The highs and lows of the second Carrolup period -- 38. The care and compassion of Noel and Lily White -- 39. Mr John P.Stokes and the Forrest Centennial booklet -- 40. The visionary Mrs Florence Rutter -- 41. Lost opportunities and contraditions of Carrolup's closure -- 42. The Carrolup and Moore River Settlement connections -- 43. The Carrolup Artwork - paintings or drawings and by whom?-- 44. The aftermath of Carrolup - a trust betrayed for some -- 45. The biggest riddle - the Carrolup families, Namatjira and Heysen -- 46. After Carrolup, Revel Cooper and the credibility of history -- 47. Bella's guiding angel - Mrs Flo Edwards -- 48. Trying to give the right answer and the importance of timing -- 49. Bella's second family - the Narkles -- 50. Blue hills, telegrams and trains -- 51. Boxing, speedway and a big surprise -- 52. Steam trains, turps and masonite -- 53. Veneer, plywood and tea chests -- 54. "Kangaroo ghost", Mrs Chadwick, Vivienne Miles and Dr Bourke -- 55. Totems, dot paintings and mopoke -- 56. Paul Hanna and the "A shed" -- 57. Lord McAlpine, Waychinicup and a homecoming -- 58. Queen Annie Kapungal and the Smith family -- 59. Bella's other legacy - inspiration, kindness and memories -- 60. The sixty-nine-year-old wastepaper bin drawings -- 61. The Waychinicup storytelling lesson -- 62. The lost last paintings and the sleeping lady -- Acknowledgements and appreciation -- Summary of ancestral research of Billy Culinbert Colbung -- Summary of research into word choice and terminology -- Photos -- Paintings -- Family connections and pathways. |
| Summary |
"Whilst this book acknowledges the art and life of Bella Kelly, the Carrolup era and the role of Geoffery Narkle in promoting Noongar Art, it also records numerous anecdotes concerning the Noongar people and non-indigenous Australians, in spheres of not only art, but many aspects of the social history of the southern part of Western Australia."-- page 3. |
| Terms of use |
Representation of deceased persons. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this publication contains the names and images of people who have since passed away. |
| Subjects |
Kelly, Bella, -- 1915- |
| Davis, Tony |
| Kelly, Bella |
| Davis, Tony |
| Artists, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia -- Biography |
| Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Western Australia |
| Noongar / Nyoongar people W41 |
| Landscape painting, Australian -- 20th century |
| Art - Artists - Women |
| Art - Painting |
| Art- Painting - Acrylic |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Great Southern Region (W.A.) |
| Art - Subjects - Landscapes |
| Carrolup Native Settlement (W.A.) |
| Western Australia, Southwestern -- Social life and customs |
| Great Southern Region (W.A.) |
| Carrolup (SW WA SI50-07) |
| Ongerup (SW WA SI50-07) |
| Marribank (SW WA SI50-07) |
| Moore River (SW WA SH50-14) |
| Albany / King George Sound (SW WA SI50-11, SI50-15) |
| Kojonup (SW WA SI50-07) |
| Mount Barker (SW WA SI50-11) |
| Permanent OpenURL |
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| Call number |
2024.126 |
